1903 Cleveland Naps season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Naps 1903 American League League Park Cleveland, Ohio 77 63 y 3rd Charles Somers Bill Armour 1902 Cleveland Bronchos season The 1903 Cleveland Naps season was the third Major League Baseball season for the Cleveland American League team. After two seasons as the Bluebirds or Blues and also being called the Bronchos (or Broncos) in 1902, beginning with the 1903 season, the team was called the Naps in honor of star second baseman Nap Lajoie. The team finished third in the league with a record of 77–63, 15 games behind the Boston Americans. Offseason February 1903: Ollie Pickering was purchased from the Naps by the Philadelphia Athletics.Ollie Pickering page at Baseball Reference Regular season thumb|200px|right|The 1903 Cleveland Naps Season standings Cleveland Naps Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1903 Cleveland Naps Roster Pitchers Bill Bernhard Red Donahue Gus Dorner Martin Glendon Addie Joss Ed Killian Earl Moore Alex Pearson Bill Pounds Bob Rhoads Jesse Stovall Ed Walker Gene Wright Catchers Fred Abbott Harry Bemis Infielders Bill Bradley Billy Clingman John Gochnaur Charlie Hickman Nap Lajoie Jack Slattery Outfielders Harry Bay Elmer Flick Jack Hardy Hugh Hill Happy Iott Jack McCarthy Jack Thoney Manager Bill Armour Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Fred Abbott 77 255 60 .235 1 25 1B Charlie Hickman 131 522 154 .295 12 97 2B Nap Lajoie 125 485 167 .344 7 93 SS John Gochnaur 134 438 81 .185 0 48 3B Bill Bradley Bill Bradley (baseball) 136 536 168 .313 6 68 OF Elmer Flick 140 523 155 .296 2 51 OF Jack McCarthy Jack McCarthy (baseball) 108 415 110 .265 0 43 OF Harry Bay 140 579 169 .292 1 35 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Harry Bemis 92 314 82 .261 1 41 Jack Thoney 32 122 25 .205 1 9 Billy Clingman 21 64 18 .281 0 7 Jack Hardy Jack Hardy (catcher) 5 19 3 .158 0 1 Jack Slattery 4 11 0 .000 0 0 Happy Iott 3 10 2 .200 0 0 Hugh Hill Hugh Hill (baseball) 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Addie Joss 32 283.2 18 13 2.19 120 Earl Moore 29 247.2 20 8 1.74 148 Bill Bernhard 20 165.2 14 6 2.12 60 Red Donahue 16 136.2 7 9 2.44 45 Gene Wright Gene Wright (baseball) 15 101.2 3 10 5.75 42 Ed Killian 9 61.2 3 4 2.48 18 Jesse Stovall 6 57.0 5 1 2.05 12 Bob Rhoads 5 41.0 2 3 5.27 21 Martin Glendon 3 27.2 1 2 0.98 9 Ed Walker Ed Walker (baseball) 3 12.0 0 1 5.25 4 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Gus Dorner 12 73.2 3 5 4.52 28 Alex Pearson 4 30.1 1 2 3.56 12 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Bill Pounds 1 0 0 0 10.80 2 Notes 2 References 1903 Cleveland Naps season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Naps season Cleveland Naps Category:1900s in Cleveland